Purpose 

To manage the process or the files on a local instance of Directory Proxy Server 

To configure a local or remote instance of Directory Proxy Server 

User 

Operating system user 

LDAP user 

Local or remote 

The command must be local to the instance, that is, the command must be run on the host on which the server is running.

The command can be local to the instance but can also be run from anywhere on the network.

Example uses of the command 

Create an instance of Directory Proxy Server. 

Start and stop an instance of Directory Proxy Server. 

Manage the certificate database. 

Modify the configuration of an instance of Directory Proxy Server. 

Create a data view. 

Configure load balancing in a data source pool. 

Server state 

The server can be running or stopped. 

The server must be running.

How the command identifies the server instance 

By specifying the instance path. The instance path can be relative or absolute. 

By specifying the host name or IP address and the port number. 

The command uses the LDAP port (-p) or the LDAPS secure port (-P). If a port number is not specified on the command line, the environment variable PROXY_PORT is used. If the environment variable is not set, the default ports are used.